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Kevin Tillmann

Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research
Kevin Tillmann

Kevin Tillmann is a Lead Associate on the Market Insights Team in Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group. In this role, he focuses on survey research involving consumer attitudes and behaviors via Fannie Mae’s monthly National Housing Survey. He also conducts quantitative and qualitative topical research involving natural disaster risk, housing mobility, and technology. Kevin joined Fannie Mae in 2020.

Prior to Fannie Mae, Kevin managed consumer research at AvalonBay Communities, a large multifamily real estate investment trust, which builds and operates apartment communities in most of the largest U.S. rental markets.

Kevin has a B.A. in sociology from The University of Virginia.

Surveys and Indices Researcher

Surveys and Indices Researcher

Develops surveys and monitors market developments to provide insights on forces shaping the housing market.

All surveys and indices 

Research by Kevin Tillmann

November 7, 2023

Housing Sentiment Remains Stuck in Low-Level Plateau
Kevin Tillmann
Kevin Tillmann

Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased 0.6 points in November, remaining within the bounds of the low-level plateau it established in the first half of 2023.

November 7, 2023

Consumers Increasingly Sour on Economy, Blame Inflation
Kevin Tillmann
Kevin Tillmann

Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) remained largely flat in October, as consumer frustration toward housing unaffordability and an economy battling inflation continues to depress overall sentiment.

October 9, 2023

Elevated Mortgage Rates Push Housing Sentiment Even Lower
Kevin Tillmann
Kevin Tillmann

Lead Associate, Economic and Strategic Research — Market Research

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased by 2.4 points in September to 64.5, as elevated mortgage rates further dampened already-pessimistic consumer housing sentiment.

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